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TerraCycle Fairfield adds recycling bins at Hy-Vee
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FAIRFIELD – Shoppers at Fairfield Hy-Vee will notice new recycling bins when they enter the store, thanks to the group TerraCycle Fairfield.
Group member Sue Delost set up a booth last week to educate shoppers about TerraCycle and its recycling efforts. Two bins were added inside the sliding doors, with one for oral care products and another bin for beauty and health products. Delost said she appreciates Hy-Vee devoting space for TerraCycle’s bins, and she hopes this will be a good partnership between the two entities.
Companies have stepped forward to sponsor certain bins by paying to have the materials shipped and recycled, and fortunately that’s true for these two new bins inside Hy-Vee. Delost said Tom’s of Maine is sponsoring the oral care bin, and L’Oreal is sponsoring the beauty and health bin.
“That’s encouraging because we’re hoping to see more manufacturers start taking responsibility for how they’re making their pieces and how those pieces are getting recycled once there’s an end use for them,” Delost said.
Fairfield Hy-Vee becomes the latest entity to host TerraCycle recycling bins. TerraCycle Fairfield began in 2019 as a project of the Sustainable Living Coalition, and in 2020 it partnered with Fairfield Interact, the youth arm of Rotary, to carry on its mission and even expand its services. TerraCycle Fairfield’s first public venture involved placing recycling bins inside the entrance to Everybody’s Whole Foods, and these have included bins for batteries, razors, light bulbs and “e-waste.” In 2021, it added another bin to its row of bins in Everybody’s, this one to collect snack bags. TerraCycle bins can be found on the campus of Maharishi International University, Cindy’s ArtBeat, and inside the Fairfield Public Library, where the group collects media storage for recycling.
“I feel it’s going really well and we’re getting more people on board,” Delost said about the group’s success in promoting recycling. “When I was talking to people at Hy-Vee, there’s definitely a greater consciousness, and people are making it a point to recycle.”
Call Andy Hallman at 641-575-0135 or email him at andy.hallman@southeastiowaunion.com
